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English

Pronunciation
wikipedia|jammers
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmə(r)|-æmə(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. Any device used to jam radio reception.
2. A form of swimwear used by athletes.

#*2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach
#*: As for me, I wear a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.
#*2006, David West, 140.6 - One Man's Journey: The Metamorphosis from Casual Runner, page 62
#*:In early May, I was starting to swim in jammers which I was not accustomed to or comfortable wearing. I have always thought that wearing spandex is an earned privelege, not a borthright.
#*2007, Janet Evans, Janet Evans' Total Swimming, page 5
#*:Enter jammers in the mid-1990s. Jammers have the look of biking shorts with skin-tight Lycra covering the thigh to mid-thigh or the knee, depending on the cut.

See also
windjammer

Dutch

Pronunciation
:*sound: Media:nl-jammer.ogg|jammer

Adjective
jammer

1. too bad
2. pity

Synonyms
helaas

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id:jammer
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• 2007-12-20 00:41 - Connel MacKenzie - -{{rfv-sense}}

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